Switzerland and EU Launched the Negotiations on the Overall Package

Switzerland and the EU have adopted their negotiating mandates for the overall package and the negotiations have officially started on 18 March 2024. The negotiations on association to EU programmes (e.g. Horizon Europe, Euratom programme, Digital Europe Programme, ITER and Erasmus+) are part of the negotiations on the overall package.

Transitional Arrangement Programme Year 2024
With the start of negotiations, the EU has put in place the transitional arrangement 2024, which allows researchers in Switzerland to participate in the ERC Advanced Grants 2024 call as ‘potential beneficiary’. It is not possible for researchers and innovators in Switzerland to participate in further mono-beneficiary calls 2024. They will however continue to participate in all other calls 2024 (collaborative projects) as 'associated partners'.

Further information: Q&A, chapter 1: Transitional arrangements 2024 and 2025. 

Transitional Arrangement Programme Year 2025 
This transitional arrangement is to be applied to all Horizon Europe and Euratom calls for proposals for the 2025 programme year, as soon as a corresponding agreement between Switzerland and the EU has been initialled.

Further information: Q&A, chapter 1: Transitional arrangements 2024 and 2025.

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